Let's not forget, happening around the same time was Aberdeen's attempts at getting a match postponed to help them in their UEFA-Cup run. After Motherwell refused to postpone a game to help them prepare for Europe, did the SPL then step in to help Aberdeen out as they have now done with Rangers? Well no, of course they didn't.
This all resulted in Rangers' fixture congestion, without even mentioning Rangers' failure to advance from their Champions League group, which resulted in them being in the UEFA Cup in the first place. Add to that, their failure to dispose of lower division teams in domestic cups at the first attempt, meaning replays had to be played.
The Fall Out
So, as Rangers dropped out of the Champion League and went on a UEFA Cup run, games start to pile up, and the SPL offer an unprecedented extension of the league to help Rangers. Was that enough for them?
No.
They now want another game postponed (leading to a bigger extension) to help them out (because the last time went so well presumably?). Walter Smith, one of the most vocal in calling for this, even said, “We will not ask them to extend the season". He quickly changed his tune, and complained until they got one.
Not only are Rangers being given an advantage from offers to free up their schedule, but every other team is being forced to move their games to fit in with Rangers' new schedule.
The Rangers' spin team are now out in force, pointing out that their UEFA Cup opponents will have a break before the final, ignoring the fact that they are at the beginning of their season and not at the very end, which will probably end up causing them problems as they try to catch up.
Also being ignored is the fact this favour being afforded by the Russian football authorities is the very same favour Rangers have already been given by the SPL earlier this season.
A final point being ignored is that back when Rangers were having their break to prepare for Lyon, did the French League extend the same cortesy to Lyon? The answer, if you want to know, is no.
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